The Tale of Tsar Saltan (1966 movie)

The Tale of Tsar Saltan () is a 1966 children's fantasy movie. It is based on the story of the same name by Alexander Pushkin. It was directed by Aleksandr Ptushko.

Plot
Three sisters were sitting by a window. Each sister dreamed about what they would give if the Tsar married them. The oldest promised a big party with lots of food, the middle one said she would make sure everyone had fancy clothes, and the youngest said she would give the Tsar a brave son.

The Tsar liked what the youngest sister said the best, so he married her. This made the older sisters very jealous. The Tsar made the jealous sisters work in his palace - one as a cook and the other as a weaver.

Later, the Tsar had to go to war. His wife wrote him a letter saying their son was born. The jealous sisters found the letter and tricked the Tsar into sending a message back. The message said to put the wife and child in a barrel and throw them into the sea.

But instead of sinking, the barrel floated to a lonely island. There, a magical swan saved them. The swan turned into a princess who made a beautiful city for the wife and son. She named the son Prince Gwidon and helped him visit his father in secret.

After some time, the Tsar found the city and realized it was his wife and son. The jealous sisters were angry, but the Tsar didn't listen to them anymore.

Cast
Vladimir Andreyev as Tsar Saltan
Larisa Golubkina as Queen
Oleg Vidov as Prince Gvidon
Ksenia Ryabinkina as Princess Swan (voiced by Nina Gulyaeva)
Sergey Martinson as Guardian of Saltan
Olga Viklandt as Mother-in-law (credited as "O. Viklandt")
Vera Ivleva as Weaver
Nina Belyaeva as Cook
Victor Kolpakov as 1st Deacon
Yury Chekulaev as Sleeping Man
Valery Nosik as Servant
Grigory Shpigel as Governor
Evgeny Mayhrovsky as Jester
Yakov Belenky as 1st Ship-master
Boris Bityukov as 2nd Ship-master / 1st Boyar
Sergei Golovanov as 3rd Ship-master
Alexander Degtyar as 4th Ship-master
Artem Karapetyan as 5th Ship-master
Yury Kireev as 6th Ship-master
Grigory Mikhaylov as 7th Ship-master
Mikhail Orlov as 8th Ship-master
Dmitry Orlovsky as 9th Ship-master
Gurgen Tonunts as 10th Ship-master
Vladimir Ferapontov as 11th Ship-master

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Category:1960s family movies
Category:Soviet fantasy movies
Category:Movies based on fairy tales